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Light Prevailing over Darkness- Jami Amerine’s Search for her Destination
Light Prevailing over Darkness- Jami Amerine’s Search for her Destination The mind of a new-born child is like a blank canvas. His surroundings shape his thinking, transforming his personality. Ever since a child is born, he is introduced to a religion that is...
Miguel Torneire Taking His Missionary Work A Step Further For Helping The People
Humans are taught to help others from a very young age. Regardless of their beliefs, age, race, or any other category, humans are taught to help others since it is a basic code of conduct. Helping others is not just part of good manners; humans are prompted to help...
From Ashes to Beauty – Robert Sherriff
YES, it’s true, life is not always sunshine and rainbows. It’s not always easy, and sometimes it’s harsh and unfair. One might wonder, if there is a God, where is he? Why didn’t he stop that difficulty from happening? But the truth is, even if we don’t see or feel it,...
Embalming and Cremation: Here’s What You Need to Know
Upon the passing of a loved one, the urgency to make arrangements can often be overwhelming. The process of preserving a body after death can be extensive and perplexing for those dealing with the emotions of loss. From the decisions for viewings to setting a loved...
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‘One Love’: How religious traditions in the Caribbean influenced one another
(RNS) — A standard feature in any biography of Kamala Harris is the fact her parents — one a Hindu from India, the other a Baptist from Jamaica — met at the University of California, Berkeley, where they were both students in the 1960s.In this sense the vice president...
‘A Well-Trained Wife’ unpacks life in Christian patriarchy
(RNS) — When Tia Levings married at 19 years old, she achieved what her Baptist church had endorsed as her life’s highest calling: becoming a Christian wife.But as her husband embraced the teachings of the Christian patriarchy movement, she became governed by a list...
Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition
HINCKLEY, Minn. (AP) — At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance, celebrate and connect with their ancestral culture.“I grew up singing my...
African faith leaders call for debt forgiveness in 2025 Jubilee year
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — African faith leaders are calling for debt forgiveness as the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee year approaches to help their countries tackle growing economic crises.“We urgently need a new debt jubilee to bring hope to humankind, and to bring the planet...
Robert Jeffress pledges to rebuild historic Dallas sanctuary after fire
FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — After the fire that all but destroyed the historic chapel at First Baptist Dallas on Friday (July 19), senior pastor Robert Jeffress promised congregants that the church will rebuild.“It’s not the building, it’s what that building represents:...
As Netanyahu arrives in DC, hundreds of Jews protest for arms embargo against Israel
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Hundreds of Jewish demonstrators descended on Capitol Hill on Tuesday (July 23) to call on the U.S. to stop sending arms to Israel, insisting Israeli forces are perpetrating a genocide against the Palestinian people as a monthslong military assault...
Road to Majority conference showed how Trump plans to keep the Christian right close
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As the GOP pivots to an unpredictable general election season, it remains committed to framing the contest in the familiar tropes of the Christian right. The choice the nation faces, the party leaders assert, is between godly governance or the...
More than 200 Christian leaders sign letter calling for cease-fire in Gaza
WASHINGTON (RNS) — More than 200 Christian leaders from an array of traditions have signed a letter calling for a permanent cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of hostages taken by Hamas, as well as a list of other measures aimed at providing relief in...
Amos Brown, pastor to Kamala Harris, known for civil rights, reparations activism
(RNS) — The Rev. Amos Brown, a longtime pastor of Third Baptist Church of San Francisco, was specific when he described Vice President Kamala Harris’ connection to his church.“She’s an old-timer” at the church, he told Religion News Service in an interview on Monday...
ERLC reverses course, now says Brent Leatherwood was not fired
(RNS) — In a head-scratching turn of events, the executive board of the Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy arm now says its leader has not been fired.On Monday evening (July 22), the SBC Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission announced Brent Leatherwood, the...
Brent Leatherwood, ERLC president, fired a day after praising Biden
(RNS) — The leader of the Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics and public policy entity was fired Monday (July 22), a day after he praised President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection bid.“In accordance with our bylaws, the executive committee has removed...
In small-town Illinois, a little church says goodbye
MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (RNS) — First Baptist Church survived a tornado, church schisms and a pair of worldwide pandemics in its more than a century and a half of ministry in this small Southern Illinois town, about an hour east of St. Louis.For 156 years, church members...